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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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